Street Survivors

Just was at the library and found a CD of Street Survivors with the band in flames. I was under the impression that MCA took that cover off the market not long after the fatal crash. And replaced it with just a black background, so if the first CD's came out in 80, 81 or so. Thats puts this cover 3-5 years after they had changed the LP cover. Is this a mistake on the part of MCA or what????

I'm so glad that i was able to obtain a REAL AUTHENTIC autographed 8track STREET SURVIVORS that was signed at altomonte springs fla,when the band did their one and only meet and greet,how many of ya'll have the street survivors reissue with the ORIGINAL MIAMI CRITERIA STUDIO'S VERSION THAT WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE RELEASED, thank god kevin elson told them the truth and they agreed to redo the album at studio one in doraville ga,had the plane crash never happened i believe the band would have become just as big as led zeppelin and the rolling stones,how many more great albums would have been made after street survivors,like led zeppelin and the stones for the most part put out one great record after another in the 70s

In the Fall of '77 I killed my first deer, lost my virginity,smoked my first joint at my first Skynyrd concert, and lost a piece of my soul, all in about six weeks time. Can't recall who I went hunting with, the girl's name, or how high I got, but I remember vividly playing "Street Survivors" over and over, crying like a baby and thinking that Rock and Roll couldn't possibly ever be the same.Now, my {still} long hair is grey and my face is wrinkled, but it still hurts whenever another Skynyrd legend leaves us. What would Southern Rock be like if they were still with us? And what would it have been without them? Thanks to Tom Edison and Les Paul we can and will pass the magic of Lynyrd Skynyrd on to future generations of music lovers.

@FinoArleen: I know how you feel, I am lucky to be old enough to have seen the orginal LS in all their glory. I don't know exactly how long after the tragic crash that the stores pulled the original cover off the shelfs, all I do know is that I do have the orignal cover also, my fav song however is off "One More" it's
T for Texas one REALLY hot song...

@Warwick: You are so LUCKY to have those things, I never had the chance to ask for the bands signitures I wish I had! The song "THAT SMELL" was written for Gary ,Gary wrecked his car hitting a Oak tree while driving under the influence of Coke and Booze and Ronnie Being Ronnie wrote about it,but it really could have been about anyone back then. I guess if I had to pick one song I think I would say that "AM I LOSIN" from Second Helping is one of my Favorites,If you listen you can hear the riff for "Freebird" in it. I hope that you keep those and pass on to you children and keep a bit of Rock and Roll history in your family. My Son who is a Marine with 5 tours behind him and is now a Staff Sgt. Loves the Street Survivors alumb so much that when I die he will get all of my Records but he wants that one the most,along with the rest of the VanZant family music. So I plan on passing on their work to my children.It is my way of keeping their music alive. It also shows them that with a lot of hard work you can reach your goals in life.
I Think the reason I connected with the band was I grew up like them,I was born in to a welfare family (they were poor), I was taken away from my Mother and put in a home for kids and went to public school where the other kids did not like us ( they were from the wrong side of the tracks) and I then moved in to a Foster Family who only did it for the money, Which makes me like "Workin FOR MCA" and I just knew that I wanted to make something out of myself in life so when I got bummed out I would put on my headphones and play a record of theirs and pump back up! So Ronnie and the guys kinda gave me a push in life. I am 51 years old now and I live a comfortable life and I broke the circle of welfare in my family. I know it sounds corny but their music was a push for me in life. So I will alay be a Fan!

@StllhurtingFB: Street survivors was then and still is my favorite album of all time. That Smell is my favorite Skynyrd song... actually my favorite song period. I must say I prefer the Live version recorded at the Oakland Colleseum which can be seen in black and white on u tube....it has a couple of rossington and powell fills that I love and they cut prior to the final sudio recording. I have a pre crash signed surviors album on my wall and a guitar pic that was used by Collins during the recording framed right next to it! A legendary band whose lead singer/songwriter was second to none.!!!

By The way I have no ONE favorite one Song or Record...THEY WERE all great!!

I Have al of the orginal RECORDS Not CD's or what ever media that they use, I have had my Collcetion stored for sometime now and I always felt that the CD's and I pod music was too clean sounding, I longed for the sound of the needle hitting the vinyl and hearing the music I grew up with,SO I pulled out all my Stereo equpiment last night and the first Alumb I put on was STREET SURVIVORS It took me back to October 15th at 1:30 pm when The guy at the local record stored called me and told me that he had put aside the new album from Skynyrd, I rode my 650 Trumpet up to get it and called my Girlfriend at the time that I had it and she surprised me with Tickets to the Spectrum in Philly, I have the so called "FLAMES" alumb and I hate that name, It is just Street Survivors to me nothing else, I saw them if they played anywhere with in a 200 mile radius of my house, I miss them and I will continue to do So. They were NOT a "SOUTHERN ROCK" Rock Band they were a Rock Band Period to me then and still are, I have Gary's Mizunderstood and A Few of Johhny's Alumb's That Core of boys busted their ass off in the Sweat house to make it and I Just Thank God they did or what a loss this world would have had if they did not become the Band we all came to know,I ALso have Rickey's Blackfoot Alumb's along with Hugie's Band The OUTLAWS, I just dug that hard ass kicking double Gutiars blasting your heart out of your chest and Ronnie's Vocals would make you forget what problems that were going on in the world for a few hours and when you lefy the concert if you were not soaked in sweat then you were not a ROCK AND ROLLER!
R.I.P. Allen. Leon, Ronnie, Steve,Cassie, Billy, Dean K. and all of those who we lost that night.
To of the Families that lost one of their loved ones, I just want to say they will never be forgotten, I wish all of you a Merry Christmas and a Happy
New year,
A Fan forever

all great songs but "whats your name" is top!!

I have an original Street Survivors with the flames above the three deceased members heads. I have two records in the case as well as the original document that came inside the record case. I don't want to sell, but I'm curious as to what it's worth.